How to Speed Up the Mastering Visual FoxPro Program

ID: Q139606

The information in this article applies to:
  • Mastering Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0, version 1.0

SUMMARY

This article gives you some tips you can use to improve the performance of the Mastering Visual FoxPro program.


MORE INFORMATION

The following general tips can improve the performance of any Windows-based program or application.

  1. Close all applications and programs that you are not using.


  2. Add more RAM (memory) to your computer. If you do not have a least 8 MB of memory, you will not be able to run Mastering Visual FoxPro until you add more memory.


  3. Make sure you have a minimum of 5 MB free in Windows for best movie performance. On the Help menu in Program Manager, click About Program Manager to check the amount of free memory Windows has available.


  4. Under Windows version 3.1, make sure you have a permanent Windows swap file on your hard disk. Look in Control Panel, 386 Enhanced for Virtual Memory settings.


  5. Defragment your hard disk by running a defragmentation program such as Microsoft Defrag, which comes with MS-DOS version 6 or later.


  6. If you are using more than 256 colors for your monitor display, you may want to lower your video colors to 256.


  7. Add a cache to your CD-ROM drive.


For complete details on improving performance, please consult your Windows and CD-ROM drive manuals. Also, please see the Readme.txt file included with Mastering Visual FoxPro for more information on improving performance.

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Last Reviewed: October 21, 1999
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